Florida vs North Carolina Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for December 17

The Florida Gators (10-0) will attempt to build on a 10-game win streak when they host the North Carolina Tar Heels (6-4) on December 17, 2024 at Spectrum Center.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Florida vs. North Carolina Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV channel: ESPN
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Arena: Spectrum Center

If you are planning on making a wager on Florida-North Carolina matchup (in which Florida is a 3.5-point favorite and the total has been set at 167.5 points), here are some betting insights and trends for Tuesday's game.

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Florida vs. North Carolina: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Florida has covered seven times in 10 matchups with a spread this season.
• North Carolina is 4-6-0 ATS this year.
• As a 3.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Florida is 7-3 against the spread compared to the 1-1 ATS record North Carolina racks up as a 3.5-point underdog.
• The Gators sported an identical winning percentage against the spread when playing at home (.500) as they did on the road last year.
• In 2023-24 against the spread, the Tar Heels had a lower winning percentage at home (.533, 8-7-0 record) than on the road (.700, 7-3-0).

Florida vs. North Carolina: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Florida has yet to lose any of the nine games it has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Gators have not lost in nine games this year when favored by -176 or better on the moneyline.
• North Carolina has been listed as the moneyline underdog just two other times so far this season, and it lost both games.
• The Tar Heels have played as a moneyline underdog of +146 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Florida has a 63.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Florida vs. North Carolina Head-to-Head Comparison

• Florida outscores opponents by 21.1 points per game (scoring 86.2 per game to rank 17th in college basketball while allowing 65.1 per outing to rank 46th in college basketball) and has a +211 scoring differential overall.
• Florida's leading scorer, Walter Clayton Jr., ranks 35th in college basketball scoring 19.1 points per game.
• North Carolina's +81 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 8.1 points per game) is a result of putting up 86.8 points per game (14th in college basketball) while allowing 78.7 per outing (334th in college basketball).
• RJ Davis is 80th in college basketball with a team-leading 17.6 points per game.
• The 41.4 rebounds per game the Gators average rank third in college basketball, and are 11.2 more than the 30.2 their opponents grab per outing.
• Alex Condon averages 7.1 rebounds per game (ranking 153rd in college basketball) to lead the Gators.
• The Tar Heels rank 42nd in college basketball at 36.7 rebounds per game. That's 2.7 more than the 34 their opponents average.
• Jalen Washington leads the Tar Heels with five rebounds per game (598th in college basketball).
• Florida scores 105.4 points per 100 possessions (33rd in college basketball), while allowing 79.6 points per 100 possessions (12th in college basketball).
• The Tar Heels average 102.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (69th in college basketball), and give up 92.9 points per 100 possessions (234th in college basketball).

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